Dacryodes rugosa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning 'wrinkled', referring to the leaflets.
Dacryodes rugosa grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The grey-white bark is smooth to scaly. The fruits measure up to long.
Dacryodes rugosa grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland to hill mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to altitude.